Hair-waving apparatus



Oct. 28, 1930. c, McCOY 1,779,819

HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 20, 1928 s Sheets-Sheet i 3f .11 37 1340 16 21 C 2a 12 :14 1a 21 5 ,5, Z1 JZ 17 3 A 13 15 35 34 10 31 gwuwntoz Oct. 28, 1930. c MCCOY 1,779,819

HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Filed 1m:v .20, 1928 s Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct EZ S, 1930. c. H. M coY 1,779,819

HAIR WAVING APPARATUS I Filed Dec. '20. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 n w A P "so fie Patented Oct. 28, 1930" CHARLES H. meooxor Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA-I e HA R-WAV ING APPARATUS- A pplicati oirfiled Decemberzo, 1 928.

My invention relates to a hair wa ving ap paratus of the same general type disclosed in my copending application for United States Letters Patent filed December 13, 1927; Serial Number 239,632 and the principal ob-,

ject of'n y present, invention is to generall improve upon and simplify the construction teeth that are effective in engaging and hold mg the hair while the same 1s being waved,

and, further to provide simple and efficient means for actuating the movable combs upon thefixed or stationarycombs. I

Further provide a hair 'waving'apparatus that may be readily adjusted in size so as to be easily and conveniently fitted onto heads of difi'erent sizes, and further to provide simple means for securing the adjustable parts of the apparatus after the same have been-properly positioned upon the headforuse,

With the foregoingiand other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel eatures of construction and arrangement of parts that will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 isa top plan view of a hair waving apparatus constructedin accordance with my invention. 7 s V .Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the apparatus;

Fig. 3 is a waving apparatus in position upon the head.

' Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section taken 7 on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

of combs and objects of my'invention are to.

perspective view of the hair p e s p e one pair will be describedin detail. iFigrfi isane'nlarged top plan VieW'Qf a serial 110.327,?15.

pair of flexible liair engaging bombsforme I ing a' 'part of the apparatus.) Fig. 6 is an elevational view of the front.

ortion ofthea aratus and showin the b adjustably connected endsof the fixed or immovable combs.

Fig. 75s a vert ical section taken on jth'e' line Fig. 8 is a diagrammaticsectionalview showing theteeth before the movable combs are actuatedto wavethehairQ" U 7 I i Fig. 9 is'a diagrammatic sectional'view of thecombs in the'hair showingthe position of the movable combs after the same have been shiftedto produce the waves in the hair; I I 1 Y f Fig. 10 is aplan viewof a modified form fof one of the combs.

Fig." llis a plan Viewv of modified form of the "combs and with the teeth thereof open for the reception of the-hair. I

Fig. 12is a'plan View of the modifiedform showing the teeth thereof closed for engaging and holding the hair.

In the construction of my improved hair waving apparatus I make use of a frame that includes four pairs of combs, each pair com.- prising one .comb that is 'stationaryand the other comb of the pairbeingmounted' so as to move for a limited distance longitudinally of the fixed comb. Three ofthe pairs of combs are identical in construction, althoughdiifering slightly in sizcyin order to conform to the shape of the upper portion of: the head, and the fourth pair of combs being disposed above the other three pairs so as to engage and wave that portionof the hair ontop of the head tothe side hair. I s

The three pairs of combs that pass around the head are generally designated by thechar acters A, Band C while the fourth pair of combs that are adaptedto engage the hair on practically top of the head are designated by thereference' character D.

Each-of the" pa r of Combs A, Band .3 iii-' ofthepart or dividing line of the 95 7 pairs of combs A, B aud o: I

cludes an outer member 10, preferably formed of thin light weight metal, having a certain degree of resiliency, for instance German silver or aluminum, and the main body portion of this outer or. stationary comb is substantially horseshoe shaped in order to fit around the head just above the ears. Y

The pairot combs B occupyja plane a short distance above the pair of combs A; and the pair of combs C occupy a plane ashort dis-' tance above the pair otcombs B. V The three sets of combs are firmly secured to each other and maintained inspaced relation by vertically disposed straps 11 of metal that are riveted or spot welded tothe outer or fixed members of the pairs of combs, an d the port-ions of these straps between the points where they are secured to thejouter or fixed combs are bent outwardly, as designated by 12 in order to rovide clearance-for the hair that is engaged by the teeth ofthe combs ,whenthe apparatus is n use;

' At the frontot the apparatus portions 13 v of themet-al straps forming the outer combs are bent outwardlyinto diverging planes, and fromth'e outer ends of said-diverging portions the terminal portions of the metal-straps are bentinwardly toward each other so as to storm straight overlapping arms 14 which, when the apparatus is applied to the head, occupy a position directly in front of the forehead, V

Each pair of overlapping arms it passes beneath keepers 15 that are secured onthe frontface of a vertically disposed plate-J5 and secured to the inner face of said plate and projecting re-arwardly therefrom are pins 1 that carry at their rear ends a transversely curved plate 18 that is adapted to rest directly upon the central portion of the forehead of the person to whom the apparatus is ap plied. i

The upper edges of the overlapping arms 14: are provided with oppositely disposed notches 20, which latter are adapted to receive spring detents or catches 21 that are secured to the rear face of the plate 16, and which project forwardly through apertures 22 in said plate and in thekeepers 15.

The outerforwardendsot the detents or latches, are provided with heads 23 thatmay be engaged to litt-said-detents when it is desired to release the overlapping arms 14. v

The upper edge of each outer or stationary comb body 10 carries a series of horizontally disposed laterally curved teeth 29 that are connected to theupper edge ofthe aody 10 by short horizontally disposed 'Ueshaped portions 30, which latter project outwardly and thence inwardly from the vertical plane oecus piedby the comb body 10.

Fixed to and projecting 10 are short arms or'braclret-si 31 that are adapted to'be engaged by the thumb or fingers whenthe movable combs are slni'ted longioutwardly I from the side portions ofthefixed stationary combs tudinally upon the outer or stationary combs.

Arranged for longitudinal shd ng movement upon the inner face of each stationary or outer comb body 10 is the body portion 32 of the inner or movable comb, the latter occupied by the adjacentteeth 29 on the stationary bomb; 7

The teeth 33 on the movable comb are curved in a direction opposite to that in'which l the teeth 29 are curved, and as a result of this oppositely arranged curvature of thetwo sets of teeth the hair when acted upon by the teeth of the moving comb will be automatically 'forced outwardly between the horizontally disposed ,U-shaped portions 30 of the teeth of the stationary combs, The two sets ofteeth 29 and'33 proj the samedirection from the supportingmembers 10 'and32 and said two sets of teeth are spaced apart or arranged in different planes, as illustrated in Fig. 4;, but as" above stated,

the teethin one set are curved-in one direction while the teeth in the other set are curved in the other direction (see Fig. 5 Fixedinany suitable manner to the body 32 of each movable comb are the inner ends of pins 3 4, which pins pr'oject outwardly through longitudinally disposedinclined slots 35 that are formed in the body 1O of the stationary comb. These inclined slots are locatedadjacent to and in {frontof-the arms or brackets 3l,that project from the sides of the stationary combs andqcarried by the outer ends of saidpins 34 are plates 36 that are adapted to be engaged by the thumb or fingers during the manipulation of the movable combs.v

' A third set ofpins 34L and inclined slots 35 are arranged between the rear portions-of each pair of fixedand 'movablecombs as llustrated n Fig.

toward or away from the teeth 29, depending upon the direction of movement of the inner comb.

Obviously theslots 35 are all inclined-lin the same direction so that all portions ofthe inner or movable comb-: will, when moved longitudinally,move simultaneously toward orsawayi tromthe teeth 29 of the outer'or fixed combs.

The pair of combs which are relatively ect laterally in 2, and as a result ofthis arrangement each inner or movable comb of the headin a-positionsubstantially parallel with the part or division line of the hair are supported above the right hand portion of the upperpair of combs C byljuprig'ht straps or frames 37 that are bowed outwardsho'rt so as toextendlengthwiseover thegt'op ly' between thecombsC and D, as illustrated in FigsZand 4.} V r v :The upper set of combs comprises fa'longitudinally curved metal strap'38 provided on its upper edge with a series of inwardly pro- I jecting laterally curvedteeth 39, and ar- 7 ranged for longitudinal sliding movement face of the body 'ofthe fixed comb 38 is the body 40 of a m ov able comb, and whichlatteris provided-on its upper edge'with a series-of inwardly projecting teeth .41- that occupy a plane just below and parallel with the plane occupiedby the teeth39. y

The teeth 39 and 41 of-this upperpair of against the inner combs are curved laterall in opposite direcarrangement of the teeth v .Before placing tions so as to correspond with the curved on the pairs of combs'A,-B and C.

:Projectingfrom thetmovable comb body 40 through longitudinally disposed inclined slots :42rthat are formed in comb body 38',

are pins 43 carrying on their outer -'=portions thumb or finger plates 44, and fixed to'and projecting outwardly from the centralportion ofc'omb body 38 between the slots 42 is a thumb or finger plate 45. v In the use of .my improvedihair waving apparatus the latches 21 are disengagedfrom the. pairs of:.overla'pping 'farms '14 so asto permit'said arms to be spread apartythereby opening the pairs 'of'combs A, B andC'and the apparatus. is now placed on the head di'rectlyover the hair, which latter .haspreviously been moistened to the desired degree. the apparatus on the head as justdescribed'; all-10f the movable combs are shifted longitudinally upon the fixed or stationary combs so that the teeth of said movable combs are at the limit-s of their movement away from the teethof the fixed combs and which arrangement is graphically illustrated in Fig. 8.

of the various combs will pass through the hair and rest upon the scalp and to secure the apparatus in proper position upon the head the overlapping arms 14' are now moved toward each other to contract the horse-shoe shaped pair-s of combs and the forward portions of the pairs of combs are vf retained in their adjusted positions by the engagement of the detents or latching members 21 in coinciding pairs of the notches 20.

Thus when the apparatus is applied for use it fits snugly upon the head with the plate 18 resting against the central portion of the forehead and with the upper pair of combs D overlying the hair on top of the inal positions soa's to Asthe apparatusis placed uponthe headtheteeth of the hair.

The :operat0r now shifts the movable v combs longitudinally of the fiXed-orstationb ib proper manipulation of "the movable thu mb o'r'finger plates 36 and 44' and as the pins that carry said plates travel upwardly to the uppermost portions of the in.- clined slots 35 and 42 the engaged hair'will beshifted'into inclined-or waved positions between the sets of I combs as illustrated in Fig. 9 andthe hair will be-clamped in-such positi n by the teeth of the movable combs head to the Side-Grate t re-0r dividin -lime l as saidteeth are brought intoj'uxt ap'osition with theteeth of-the fixedor stationary combsrr w- 1 Asthe teeth the movablecombsj move past "the, teeth ofgthe' stationary co'mb; the

hair engagedbetwe'en said teeth willbegrade ually forced outwardly intofthe u shaped. 1 portions 3'Oi of the fixed l combs, due: to the opposite curvature or inclination 'offthe teeth of the fixed and mo'vablecombs -and thus when the movable combs; have 'been'- shifted I to their limit of movement relative-to -=the.-.,-

fixed comb-s thehair'will bepractically'locked V between' the teeth of the variousisetsfof combs. a i "After the movable combshave been-shifted as-just describedto produce'the wavesin the engaged hair, a mild degree of h'eatmayrbe appliedtothe apparatus or to the hair -to dry the same and after the drying operation the movable combs are shifted to their 'origpermit the tobe removed from. the heads"; V The-movement of the movable combs; away from thefiXed. combs enables the teethiof' all apparatus ofthe combs to be readilydisengagedfrom opposite to thexprojections,QfEtheothemcOmb;

thestrands of hair that engage between the QOmbteeth are effectually movable comb shifteda :short distance upon the fixed or immovable com-b lateral projections;

Thus itwill be seen that a hair waving apparatus that isreIatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manaacture, and Very effective in-performing the functions for lwhichj it is'intende'd, f 1 T entire ppare e gis eoinpara y light i Weight; pab e-Pf be e sily and tively short movement offthe movable combsupon the fixed' 'or 'stationaryfcombssthe desired results-are produced. fjrf I "Itr wi11' be uiiderstood that 1 minor changes he retained; when the, J I

" departing in the size, form and constructionofthe various parts of my improved hair waving apparatus. may be made ill'ldi substituted [for thoseherein shown and? described Without from the spirit of my invention, thescopeofwhich is set forth in the appendedclaims. I claim as my invention:

1-. In a hair waving apparatus, a plurality of pairs of horse-shoe shaped combs, each pair comprising a relatively stationary comb and a movable comb, said pairs'oi ,combsbe ing arranged-one above the other andthe teeth'of which combs project inwardly from the upper edges of the bodies ofthecombs.

2. In a hair waving apparatus, a plurality of ,pairs of horse-shoe shaped combs, each pair comprising a relatively-stationary comb and a movable comb, said pairs oicombs being arranged one above the other,the teeth ofwhich combs project inwardly zfrom the upper edges of the bodies of thecomb's, and

adjustable means connecting the ends of the rspective pairs of combs. V. I a I p13. In a hair waving apparatus, a plurality of pairs of horse-shoe shapedj combs,- leach pair comprising a relatively stationary comb and a movable comb, said pairs of combs beinglarranged one above the other, the teeth'of which combs project inwardly from the upper edges of the bodies of the combs, theteeth on one comb of eachpair beingcurved in one direction and the teeth on the othercomb of each pair being curvedtin the opposite 35 i i direction; .7 v

4. In a hair waving apparatus, a pair of horse-shoe shaped combs one of whichis mounted fornsliding 'movement {upon the I other,'means for moving the sliding combs upon the other, adjustable -means connect ing the ends of said combs, theteethof which combs project inwardly fromthe'upper edges of the bodies of said combs, the teeth on one comb being curved in one direction and the teethon the other comb beingicurved in the other direction.

- 5. In a hair waving apparatuaa plurality of I pairs of horse-shoe shaped combs, each bodies. and the two sets of teethoccupying different horizontalplanes. 7; In ahair waving apparatus, a, pair-of horse-shoe shaped combs, each formed in a single piece, the inner one of which combs is mounted eforsliding movement upon the other, the teeth of which combs project'inwardly from the upper edges of the'comb bodies, the two sets of teeth occupying differfor sliding movement upon the other, the

teeth of which combs project inwardly, from the upper edges of the comb. bodies and the teeth of-one-of said combslbeingconnected to the comb body by horizontally disposed U-shapedportions. Y Y c F 9 .TTIn ahair waving apparatus, a pair'of horse-shoe shaped combs, each :formed in 'a singlepiece, one of which combs iszmounted for sliding movement upon the other, the teeth o'fqwhich combs project inwardly from the upper edges of the, comb bodies, the teeth of one of said combs being connected to thecomb bodyuby horizontally disposed U- shaped portions, the teeth' on one comb being curved-in one direction and the teeth in the other ,combbeingcurved in the other di rection Y f w a 10. In a hair waving apparatus,a plurality ofpairs ofcombs, one combof each pair'being mounted for sliding movement upon the other, .thecteeth of which combs project inwardly from the upper edges ot the'comb bodies and independent means for adjustably connecting the ends of the-respective pairs ofcombs.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

CHARLES H. MCCOY.

pair comprising a relativelystationarycomb,

and a comb mounted forcsliding movement on saidstationary comb, said pairs of combs being arranged one above the other with "the teeth of said combs projecting inwardly from the upper edges of the bodies of the combs and a pair of curved combs supportedabove' the uppermost pa r of horse-shoe shaped combs, oneof which curved combsis mounted for sliding movement uponthe other. p I

6.. In a hair wavingapparatus, a pairof horse-shoe shaped combs, each formed in a. single piece, the inner. one of which combs is mounted for slidingmovement upon the other, the teeth ofiwhich combs. project .inwardly from the upper edges of thelcomb 

